Epilogue Wills

What Epilogue Wills is

Epilogue Wills guides users through creating a custom Will online and provides instructions for completing the signing process. The site says users can create a legally binding Will in 20 minutes; signing still has to be completed for the Will to become legally binding. The Will Only package includes final-wish details, notifications for executors and guardians, a record of assets and key contacts, a Social Media Will, signing instructions, and a code to register the Will with the Canada Will Registry. Epilogue describes the registry code as a $40 value.

The Will + Incapacity Documents package adds an appointment for someone to handle finances and a person to make health care decisions if the user becomes incapable. Epilogue says documents can be updated for free at any time. The service is available in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, and Saskatchewan. Its security information describes TLS 1.2 data transfers, RSA/SHA-256 encryption, and encrypted-volume storage backed up in a VPC with dedicated firewalls in Canadian data centres. Payments are processed by Stripe. Epilogue was founded by former estate lawyers Daniel Goldgut and Arin Klug. It says it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. The service is available on Android, iOS, and the web.

Who it suits

Epilogue Wills suits people in its listed Canadian provinces who want guided online Will creation and signing instructions. The higher package also suits people who want to appoint financial and health care decision makers in case of incapacity.

Limits

There is no free plan. The Will Only package does not include the financial incapacity appointment or health care decision maker; those are included in the Will + Incapacity Documents package.

Getting started

1. Visit https://epiloguewills.com/.
2. Use the web service or access it on Android or iOS.
3. Choose Will Only for $139, paid once or Will + Incapacity Documents for $199, paid once.
4. Create the custom Will and provide the requested details.
5. Follow Epilogue’s signing instructions to complete the Will.

Verdict

Pick Epilogue if you want guided Will creation, signing instructions, and the option to add incapacity documents. Look elsewhere if you need legal advice or are outside the provinces where the service is available.